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Cream puffs

Do you know anybody who doesn’t love them, these fluffy little cream puffs? Last week I got a bag of convenience blend for those puffs and decided to try it. For pastry and filling I kept exactly to the instructions on the backside of the bag. I mostly prefer doing things by myself but must […]

Damson Cake

We celebrate reunification tomorrow but the rest of theweek-end is booked for redecoration of our living-room. There won’t be much time left for cooking and baking. A little break on our sunny terrace however should be possible. This sponge cake with damson is made within the time of drinking a cup of coffee and while […]

Granny’s Best

Everybody likes it and there is hardly any festivity without it. It received its name from the grandchildren of our family and since then it’s simply called “Granny’s apple cake”. You may eat it soon after baking but it’s best the day after because then the pastry is really tender. It’s a cake made of […]

Sunday Bread

Remembering sunday breakfasts at home I can still feel the taste of Mum’s sweet bread in my mouth. Last month then I discovered it in a bakery in good old Heidelberg and decided to make one by myself back home. As it’s in the middle of the week now I simply tried to make it […]

Streusel Cake

It’s the first time I tried to follow a recipe for a cake with grapes. I was incredulous about the outcome but the description sounded too attractive and in terms of yeast dough I never say no. Prepare your tray with a baking paper and heat the oven  to 350°F. Blend wheat flour, yeast, sugar […]